[One Piece] Life Is Hard, and the Cat Sighs

I'm a half-Mink Tribe, half-human girl, the only cat-eared girl on the Grand Line.

The wine cup Whitebeard cherished used to be my personal cat bowl. Marco's wings were my favorite toy. Thatch made cat food for me with his own hands. Izo was my partner in playing house.

They called me the miracle of the Whitebeard Pirates. As the crew's darling, I was lovingly protected beneath the wings of the World's Strongest.

They all thought I was just a fragile porcelain doll who needed to be carefully looked after.

Until the day I left the ship that held all my warmest memories and set sail toward a grand and turbulent life that belonged to me alone.

I'm no longer anyone's miracle. I belong only to myself.

The love interests are tentatively Ace, Sanji, Shanks, and Marco.

Ace: childhood sweethearts whose feelings change

Sanji: the younger puppy strikes back

Shanks: an older man and a love-hate push and pull

Marco: a mother-hen man who starts by changing her diapers

This is the heroine's coming-of-age story. She is imperfect, and both her abilities and her outlook develop gradually from weak to strong. Early on, she inevitably shows weakness and fear. This is not a story about an all-powerful heroine.

This is a writing-rehab exercise by an illiterate office worker who hasn't written in ages. Unless something goes wrong, the writing will probably feel very old-fashioned, amateurish, and melodramatic.

Theme: I belong to myself.